American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 365 An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

A man suddenly appeared in the sight of the other Claws. Grayson took a step back and looked at the suddenly appearing guy warily.

"Hey, we're Night Owl's men. You'd better get out of here!"

Although the hunt was interrupted, Grayson dared not make any rash moves, because he had seen people with similar abilities before. Gotham City had many sorcerers, and to deal with these people, even Night Owl would have to be fully armed with targeted weapons.

Unfortunately, Grayson did not bring any similar weapons.

"Dick Grayson, right?" Rune looked at the man, who had short, black hair and beautiful blue eyes, but whose posture was very aggressive.

It's a real shame that Rune actually quite likes Dick. Aside from the somewhat comical name, Dick in the main world is a hero and a kindergarten principal who was once the mentor of Jason, Tim, Damian, and others.

Oh, and don't forget, Dick also has the most shapely butt in DC Comics.

When the other person said his name, Dick's expression immediately turned serious. He had no habit of revealing his identity. How did the other person know his name?

Is there a spy?

Dick's mind raced. Considering the other party was a mage, he figured that even without a spy, the other party should have ways to obtain his identity. But in any case, the clown and Harley Quinn had to die today!

Because they knew their true identities, they were naturally able to follow the clues and find Night Owl himself.

Dick felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of what the clown had done.

Aside from standing on the side of justice, the three clowns on Earth and the clown in the main world actually have similar ways of doing things.

"What do you want to do?" Dick asked, still staring intently at Rune, but with his two clubs resting on his shoulders and tapping them lightly. The other claws twitched their ears, listening intently to their leader's instructions.

The clown and Harley Quinn lay sprawled on the ground, Harley Quinn giggling, "You're finished! This weird magician wants to kill all the members of the Crime Syndicate!"

magician?

Dick wasn't shocked by those words. Instead, he blinked, then sneered, looking at Rune. "Do you really understand the crime syndicate?"

I understand, and I would never dare to say such a thing!

Dick's opinion of Rune plummeted. He had initially thought Rune was a powerful sorcerer, but Harley Quinn had exposed his true nature. Moreover, this magician dared to say he would kill everyone in the Crime Syndicate.

He can't handle Superba alone!

Rune glanced at Dick and said, "I know them better than you think."

I doubt it!

Dick suddenly pulled out a dart from his waist and threw it at Rune. Harley Quinn said that the other party was a magician, so this guy's previous invisibility was probably due to some kind of technological device, and the one who appeared now might not be his real body.

Let's throw out two darts first to test the waters.

"You're really naughty." Rune sneered. The two top-tier weapons made of special metal were abruptly stopped in mid-air the moment they were fired at him. Then the darts quickly turned red and turned into molten iron in a second.

"Whoosh!" The clown laughed loudly. This trick was not common, and this magic trick was quite interesting.

Dick's heart tightened. This unusual scene puzzled him. He had initially thought the man was a sorcerer, but Harley Quinn said he was a magician. But what kind of magician could melt a dart made of a special alloy?

Could it be some kind of high-tech weapon? Dick and the other Claws began circling Rune, keeping a close eye on him while searching for any possible hiding places for the weapon.

However, this huge nuclear explosion protection facility is almost completely exposed, and there seems to be nowhere to hide weapons.

Dick wanted to run away.

"Do you know?"

Rune's sudden voice drew Dick's attention.

"Actually, I'm from Gotham too," the handsome man seemed to be reminiscing about something, "but I grew up in Kansas. Do you know why I left Gotham?"

"Why?" Dick asked, but he had already given orders in Morse code for the other four elite claws to entangle Rune and find an opportunity to kill Jester and Harley Quinn, while he himself had his right hand taut, ready to pull out a smoke bomb and retreat at any time.

"Because of the Court of Owls."

Rune smiled, but Dick felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing those words.

In that instant, the four most elite henchmen beside him had their heads blown off, their white brains, clear spinal fluid, and scarlet blood mixed together and splashed all over Dick's face.

Rune still remembers the scene where he was driven to the brink by Falcone and the Court of Owls, so he is willing to expend more mana to kill these claws in the most brutal way.

The Court of Owls created the Immortal Claw by mixing a substandard Dionysus Factor with Amber Gold. The Dionysus Factor is the key to the Claw's immortality, while Amber Gold grants it a certain level of magic resistance.

But this was nothing compared to a Celestial-level mage. He didn't even use any special spell; with just a thought, the Dionysian Factor was extracted, and the four elite claws instantly fell to the ground, their wounds showing no signs of healing.

In this universe, Dick Grayson is the man who instills fear. For him, fear is the sewage flowing through Gotham City's sewers, the solidified dark red on the sticks in his hands, and the desperate cries of his prey as he approaches.

He used this as food, but never truly felt the weight of fear.

And so, when a real, chilling, soul-crushing fear seized him, Dick's eyes widened. His face drained of all color in an instant, becoming as pale as the makeup of the clown and Harley Quinn at that moment.

The clown saw through Dick's expression and, with his keen understanding of human nature, immediately grasped Rune's intentions—an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth! To make someone who inflicts fear feel fear itself and be crushed by it—how fascinating!

He immediately took a liking to Rune, a man who, like him, enjoyed finding ways to have fun.

Rune looked at Dick with disdain. If he were from the main universe, he would not give up the fight even when facing a powerful enemy like himself who was completely invincible. But this guy?

Beneath that villainous exterior, Dick is just a pitiful soul who is also afraid, vulnerable, and eventually realizes that he is not the hunter but a prey of a higher level.

"————No————" Realizing this, Dick took two steps back, then turned and ran away. He had completely lost the courage to fight back, and even forgot the techniques that Night Owl had taught him.

The next moment, he was locked in place by an unknown, powerful force, and then the words of the unknown mage plunged Dick into utter despair.

"Clown, Dick is yours."